Internet Explorer 11

According to the list of installed updates in Windows Update I have installed IE 11 on my Win 7 Pro 64 bit system, and the cumulative security update to IE 11 released yesterday was successfully installed, but I have just noticed that when I open IE and go to the Help/About IE window it shows the version as IE 10.

According to the list of installed updates in Windows Update I have installed IE 11 on my Win 7 Pro 64 bit system, and the cumulative security update to IE 11 released yesterday was successfully installed, but I have just noticed that when I open IE and go to the Help/About IE window it shows the version as IE 10.

What can I do about this?

Advice would be appreciated.

Thanks and regards,
Roy

I personally would uninstall the IE 11 update, and let it go back to IE 10 (or whatever you had before the update). Then if you want to, go to microsoft.com and install IE 11 straight up.

To fully uninstall IE 11, go to Control Panel / Programs and Features. Uninstall any instances of IE 11 which are listed under Programs and Features and Installed Updates, and uncheck it under Turn Windows Features On or Off. After doing all three of those steps, reboot.

I tried all of the things suggested in the above replies but was told that an error occurred in respect of all 3 of the steps mentioned in reply #3. I tried several times and got the same message each time, and rebooting made no difference.

I tried all of the things suggested in the above replies but was told that an error occurred in respect of all 3 of the steps mentioned in reply #3. I tried several times and got the same message each time, and rebooting made no difference.

Is there anything else I can try?

After you at least tried the steps and then rebooted, did you find that your earlier version of IE worked without problem?

If so, then maybe the uninstall was successful.

If not, then try rebooting into Safe Mode with Networking to do the three uninstall steps.

And by the way, all three steps may not be necessary. For example, if you find nothing related to IE 11 in a particular list, then you don't need to worry about that step.

The fresh install of IE 11 could probably be done from Safe Mode with Networking, or from standard Windows mode.

I decided to try the non destructive reinstall routine, but at a step after the gathering files etc. item I had to reboot. Instead of rebooting and continuing the reinstall my PC failed to boot and emitted a series of rapid beeps, with the cursor moving rapidly across the screen. I was able to restore my system from a Macrium Reflect image, using a Macrium rescue CD, and then made an up to date image. After that I performed a clean install of Win 7 Pro, installed all Windows updates, and finally have IE 11 working.

It's possible that error could have occurred because of the dual boot, but I don't know if anyone else on the forum has had a similar experience with a non destructive reinstall who also have a dual boot set up.

It would seem that the IE 11 problem was one of those unfathomable Windows problems that can only be resolved with a clean install even though a sfc is supposed to repair any corrupt system files - but it does depend upon the state of the volume that it is drawing from.